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Robin of Locksley (steal_me_away) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2010-03-23 11:32:00

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#complete, guy of gisborne, robin hood

Who: Robin and Guy
Where: Guy's Apartment
When: After Marian had fallen asleep
What: Showdown
Status/Rating: Incomplete/TBD

Robin did not kill in cold blood. He did not kill if he could help it..he preferred to deal with these peaceably. Or at least, sparing his own conscience. This, however, was not a peaceable time for the ex-outlaw. He'd one thing on his mind when he arrived at Guy's doorstep. He wanted to see the man breathe his last...

He had his reasons. The first time he'd killed Marian in front of him was enough, but Robin spared him here. Because, by some miracle, he had her back. They were happy, and he would not do anything to threaten that. It was nice to live without fighting, to have peace...but after what he'd heard hours before- after holding his wife as she cried until she had no more tears, and carrying her to bed to watch her find her only peace in sleep...it was the last straw.

It was time to finish this. Or, that was his intentions as he pounded on the man's door, his eyes fire, his expression clear- it was time to finish this.

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guy_of_gisborne
2010-03-23 06:49 pm UTC (link)

Guy's head snapped up as he heard the pounding on the door. He didn't need to open the door to know who was on the other side. He wasn't scared. What he got he deserved. He had been tearing himself apart all afternoon, but finally he had found the reason for the way he'd been acting. He had wanted a chance to explain to Marian before the retribution came, but it looked like he had run out of time. Still, at least Leah knew about the water. If anything happened to him; if he was unable to tell Marian, hopefully the word would get back to her. Taking a deep breath, Guy lay the PDA down on his table as he pushed himself up from the chair.

Steeling himself, he crossed to the door and pulled it open, expecting the worst.

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steal_me_away
2010-03-23 06:52 pm UTC (link)

Had Robin brought his blade, there might have been the worst- but Marian would have never forgiven him...and he'd never have forgiven himself. No. He was not a cold blooded killer...he would not cut the bastard so coldly, even if he did deserve it in Robin's mind. Instead, when he saw Guy, Robin's fist swung connecting with the man's jaw before he forced his way in and hit again, glaring as he stood over the man.

"Don't you ever go near her again, you gutless pig..." He could do worse, but for now he was too furious to see straight let alone plot murder.

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guy_of_gisborne
2010-03-23 07:28 pm UTC (link)

Guy had been expecting some kind of assault. A punch was one of the better options. He stumbled back even so and the second blow sent him sprawling to the floor. If this were any other situation, he would be fighting back, but he had hurt Marian, nearly done so much more harm. He owed her husband, as much as he hated thinking about them married, a few swings at him. He fully expected the same from Marian herself the next time he saw her. But he did have to see her again. He couldn't let her go; not again. If anyone would understand that, Robin would.

Guy pushed himself to his feet, his eyes meeting Hoods. He wasn't going to fight him. He didn't want to fight him. "I meant her no harm," Guy said, bracing himself for another blow. That was bound to piss Hood off, but it needed to be said. "I would never knowingly hurt her again. I hate myself as much as you hate me at the moment..." It made him feel sick to know what he had nearly done. If the water hadn't worn off in time or his love for her had fought its way through, he hated to think what might have happened. It wasn't as though he hadn't forced women before. He had lost his viginity to an unwilling girl while Vaizey and his friends looked on, sneering. But Marian was different. There were so many times over the years when he could have taken her, but he had never wanted that for her. He would never have inflicted that on her willingly. Whoever had been messing with the water had a lot to answer for.

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steal_me_away
2010-03-24 01:31 am UTC (link)

Robin rolled his eyes at the other man's excuse, wanting nothing more than to punch him again- not knowingly hurt her?! What did he think he did??? Seething, the younger man clenched his fists, read to strike again, only to hold back. He was afraid another blow might knock the bastard unconscious and he couldn't have that yet.

"You meant no harm?" He hissed. "What the hell do you mean by that?! What do you call what you did?!" He glared then looked away. "I should have brought my sword and ended this now....but, she would never forgive me for that." Robin paused and met Guy's eyes.

"If you really do care for her like you claim, you will stay away. Clearly...you cannot control yourself near her. How many times must you hurt her before you realize that?"

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guy_of_gisborne
2010-03-24 12:56 pm UTC (link)

Guy looked down, frowning. He didn't know whether to feel disgusted in himself for how he'd treated her, or slightly happy that even now, she didn't want his life to end.

However, when Robin spoke again, he shook his head, looking back up at his rival. "I can control myself. I did control myself. I left work to get away from her, but she came to my room. Even then I tried to fight it." Guy gritted his teeth. He had wanted to explain all this to Marian first, but it looked like that wasn't an option now. "There's something in the water. Someone's been tampering with the water supply. It makes people... act differently. I fought it so hard, but I didn't know what was wrong with me then."

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steal_me_away
2010-03-24 07:09 pm UTC (link)

"If you can control yourself, why did you touch her in the first place?" Or kill her at all... He still held a grudge. Perhaps he always would. "You didn't do a very good bloody job." Glare met Guy's eyes as he tried to actually defend himself.

The water? The outlaw had to scoff and roll his eyes. He had to be kidding. He hadn't been...well, he hadn't been acting differently except the dreams...and such. For an instant, those eyes studied the other man before he straightened. "What do you mean the water?"

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guy_of_gisborne
2010-03-24 07:34 pm UTC (link)

Guy was finding it hard not to lose his temper. "There's something in the water," he said, trying to keep his voice calm. "It's making people... lust." He looked down, trying to forget the way he'd felt; out of control. "I'm not going to pretend I don't have feelings for her. But with that and the amount of water I was drinking..." He shook his head, raising his head to look at Robin again. "It's was controlling me. It was nearly impossible to stop. But I did stop, because I promised her I wouldn't hurt her again!" That was the main point. It would have been so easy to just take her and deal with the consequences later, but he wouldn't do that; not to Marian.

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steal_me_away
2010-03-25 04:01 am UTC (link)

Lust? He stared at Guy. The man had to be joking...and yet...Robin himself had felt odd these past days. And poor Marian had to deal with his constant attentions- not that he would admit such to Guy, but it was clear there was some understanding there. If vague.

"You did hurt her. Maybe not physically, but..." He shook his head, eyes narrowing again. Robin hated this man, and yet there was a certain pity when he saw him mention Marian..knowing that the man could never had what he loved so much...even if Robin knew he would never sink so low as Gisborne had to obtain it.

Maybe that's why Marian refused to give up on him...pity. And here Robin was, wanting to hate him and beat him, and yet holding back as he understood the effects of the water- and what it might have drove him to. Had their situations been reversed...

"If you really do love her as you say....stop this." He shook his head. "She did not choose you...And had the roles been reversed, you would no doubt be saying the same to me. If you really love her, stay away until you know you can control your emotions and not let them cloud your judgments with her."

It was far from forgiveness, but it was as close as Robin would come to at the moment. "Remember this is twice I am sparing your life for what you've done to her...you dare hurt her in any way again...and I will make you wish you were dead."

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guy_of_gisborne
2010-03-25 04:17 am UTC (link)

"I know," Guy said, gulping hard. "And I'm sorry. It was never my intention. Even under the potion, hurting her was never a motive."

Guy gritted his teeth. "I can control myself," he said bitterly. He hated the way Hood was treating him like some kind of animal that needed to be broken. "I have controlled myself, until today. Not once have I tried anything since I have been here, until today. She is married to you, and I know that." He looked down. "She's the love of my life, but she was always yours." He hated saying it, but he had known it all along. Before he had come here, he and Robin had worked together and every now and then, until he went and said something arrogant or cheeky or downright stupid, Guy had seen what Marian might have seen it him. It was harder to accept here, now she was around him every day, but it didn't change the fact. If anything, the fact they were married merely confirmed it. Yes, he had to control himself around her, but in his right mind, he would never have presumed there was a chance. He knew it to be otherwise. For one, he didn't deserve her.

Guy glanced back up as Robin spoke. Again, anger surged at the way the other man was treating him, but he said nothing. He wasn't going to pick a fight. Not today. He would already have a black eye and fat lip to explain to Mike tomorrow. He wasn't going to add anything more.

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steal_me_away
2010-03-25 04:52 am UTC (link)

Silence followed for a moment as Robin stared back at Guy and he saw that anger flash i his eyes. He expected some side remark or a argument or a remark, but he got nothing.

"Prove it." Two words. Robin just didn't know when to stop chastising, though it was hard for him to judge properly where his wife was concerned. "You have doe well...I'll admit, before now. And if what you say is true about the water..." Robin suspected it was considering his own actions. "That's easy to fix. My threats should be nothing to worry about, because there will be nothing to worry about. But...you will have to explain this to her. She's the one who has to forgive you...not me."

Robin really was trying to do the right thing, to push past his own hatred and give the man a chance, strangely enough. "...I should go...she fell asleep before I left"

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guy_of_gisborne
2010-03-25 05:01 am UTC (link)

God, the man never knew when to stop pushing! Still, Guy held his tongue, taking a deep breath instead. "I am willing to beg for her forgiveness," he murmured. He had intended on that all along. He didn't care what Hood thought of him, but he wouldn't have been able to endure being here if he thought Marian hated him too.

Guy stepped back when Robin said he should go, leaving the path to the door open. He didn't want to think of Marian falling asleep with Hood, so he blocked it out. Now wasn't the time for jealousy.

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	steal_me_away 2010-03-25 05:32 am UTC (link)
	Robin did not have anything left to say, so he merely nodded and stepped past the knight, pausing in the doorway to look at him as if there was something else on his mind. Then, he looked away again and shook his head, walking out. No. This was not about their rivalries. This was about Marian. He had done what he'd come to do...and right now, she needed him more. (Reply to this) (Parent)